Table 1.
Age-Adjusted Baseline Characteristics According to Cumulative Socioeconomic Position Score, Framingham Offspring Study, 1971–2003
| Cumulative SEPa of Female Participants |
Cumulative SEPa of Male Participants |
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| Low (n = 309) |
Medium (n = 397) |
High (n = 285) |
Low (n = 273) |
Medium (n = 272) |
High (n = 357) |
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| Mean | 95% CI | Mean | 95% CI | Mean | 95% CI | Mean | 95% CI | Mean | 95% CI | Mean | 95% CI | |
| Ageb, years | 38.1 | 37.1, 39.1 | 33.1 | 32.2, 34.0 | 32.5 | 31.5, 33.6 | 36.9 | 35.9, 38.0 | 34.3 | 33.3, 35.4 | 32.4 | 31.5, 33.3 |
| Body mass index, kg/m2 | 24.2 | 23.7, 24.7 | 23.6 | 23.2, 24.0 | 23.5 | 23.0, 24.0 | 26.8 | 26.4, 27.2 | 26.6 | 26.1, 27.0 | 26.2 | 25.8, 26.6 |
| Current smokerc, % | 52.5 | 46.8, 58.2 | 41.6 | 36.8, 46.6 | 35.5 | 30.1, 41.3 | 52.3 | 46.3, 58.3 | 47.4 | 41.5, 53.4 | 31.7 | 27.1, 36.8 |
| Alcohol, drinks/week | 3.8 | 3.1, 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.0, 5.3 | 5.7 | 4.9, 6.4 | 12.6 | 11.1, 14.1 | 9.8 | 8.3, 11.2 | 10.1 | 8.8, 11.4 |
| Height, inches | 63.1 | 62.8, 63.3 | 63.6 | 63.4, 63.8 | 64.5 | 64.2, 64.8 | 68.6 | 68.2, 68.9 | 69.2 | 68.9, 69.5 | 69.6 | 69.3, 69.9 |
Abbreviations: CI, confidence interval; SEP, socioeconomic position.
a
Low SEP indicates a score of 0–1; medium, 2–3; and high, 4–6.
b
Calculated by using univariate analyses.
c
Values are expressed as percent prevalence rather than mean.